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orlaelan's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
clairby11xxx's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sednadragon35's review against another edition
3.0
It was an interesting X-Files type of book that, by the book cover, I thought would be something else.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Spooky story. Was it really a pact with the devil or something else entirely? Freaky good mystery that sticks with you after reading it.
sistermagpie's review against another edition
4.0
Three for three with Ruth Rendell so far. This story concerns another family both too close and at odds at the same time. Dolly, a young very sheltered woman with a birthmark that's kept her in hiding most of her life, dotes on her teenage brother Pup. When he decides to become a magician (sorry, geomancer) Alister Crowley-style and sells his soul to the devil, she supports him all the way. Pup grows out of his adolescent interest and belief in magic. Dolly's not so lucky. She doesn't realize magic isn't real, that her brother didn't really sell his soul to the devil...or did he?
mandyla's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. Now THAT'S how you wrap up a book.
Cleverly written, neither confirming now denying the plausibility of spooky reasoning, this book had me hooked. I'd love to see a movie version of this - except that it'd be horribly bleak.
Cleverly written, neither confirming now denying the plausibility of spooky reasoning, this book had me hooked. I'd love to see a movie version of this - except that it'd be horribly bleak.